The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-02

tfgIAlu uB IN at once. but N1len he ulu
not come, / concluded to go and find the
Fe1on of it all. As stood IN front of
his window on the balcony, several
shadows moved across the curtain. There
was something so unusual In this that
hesitated a moment, and then knocked
lightly ON the window pane No one ap-
.pearBd to hear. There was the sound of
'deer voices and heavy steps within. I
raped harder.
Wait a minuter' called strange
voice. And soon the curtain was drawn
and the window rlised.
The sight which met my eyes made me
gasp for breath for a moment, the shock
was so strong. 1915
Harry lay half undressed on the bed.
pale, apparently unconscious, with closed
eyes and yellow lips, slightly opened. He
drew in1llis breath with a gasp. His left
hand clutched at his heart, and on his
shirt were great patches of dark red.
the head of the bed stood cab
driver and beside him the janitor of the
building, who had opened the window.
The room was dimly lighted by single
lamp s4
In heavens name, what has hap
peneds' cried.
Lem the reports ] learned that the
coachnan had been stopped In Fifth ave-
nuc about half an hour before and di-
tected to drive up to certain house door.
There the gentleman now lying on tho
bed had come out, accompanied by two
men. One had wished to get into the
carriage with him, but had been refused.
Tho gentleman had given the street and
number himself, but in a very weak
voice, and ordered him to drive as care
fully as possible When he stopped and
opened the carriage door the gentleman
was in dead faint. lie had aroused the
janitor and together they carried him up
stairs to his room, laid him in the bed and
removed some of his clothes.
t'Go at once for doctor and will:
wait here, said to them as soon as I
learned these facts.
looked at Harry after they had gone,
and tears came to my eyes at sight of his
white, motionless face. took his hand
in mine and began TO stroke it gently.
After awhile he opened his eyes, and
looked at me in bewildermept, then he
smiled and weakly pressed my hand. 1
could not utter a word. Harry tried
several times to speak, but only succeeded
after several Intellectual efforts; and then
could scarcely distinguish the words:
Everything is all right have fixed
it," He closed his eyes; but after mo-
ment gasped:
"My coatl"
1 handed it to him. Hc tried to put
his hands into the pockets, but his strength
gave out and he shook his head and smiled
again family. / searched the pockets and
took out several articles. among them n
small folding leather card case. He took
this up as 1 laid it ON the bed near his
hand and reached it toward me.
''For youi'' he Inurinurcd.
As 1 took it he smiled the same old,
hearty. tender smile.
AS Ispread his coat out on a chair a
yellow rose fell from buttonholc. I
picked it up. little startled, as know
Harry had not worn any flower the pre-
vinus evening. When Harry noticed the
rose. Inc nIotioned me to give it to him.
Hc pressed it to his lips, and two great
tear drops rolled down his checks. His
arm fell down and he. again sank into
half unconscious state. His face twitclled
as if with pain. His left hand Sy acroas
his heart, and the fingers opened and
closed convuIsively. Pretty soon he opened
his eyes again and stared with look of
feverish longing at one corner of the room.
followed his glance.
''Bring that, he said, with an effort
went to the spot indicated. There,
upon q little table, lay board of mod
crate size, in the middle of which was
slight elevation, covered with a damp
clotll-apparently an incomplete piece of
modelling. Beside it lay few simple
modelling tools.
I carried the board to the bedside.
"Do you mean thisS'' 1 asked.
Harry nodded. He tried to raise HIM
self and lifted him up to a sitting posi-.
4 r 4 Il AZ.
right hand, in which he still held the
rose, upon the cloth. and exerting all his
strength, pressed his fist down into the
yielding clay. 1 watched the soft earth
slowly creep out from beneath the cloth
edges under the pressure. AS Harry no.
tice1 this he gave one strong push and
then fell back on the pillow. He did not
open his eyes again, nor did lie speak.
He drew a few deep struggling gasps
and then all was still.
sat some minutes staring at his pallid
face and hardly dared to breathe.
garo great sigh of relief when the
sound of footsteps ON the stairs broke the
spell by which seemed bound. Iopened
the door in answer to a light rap.
81 am DIR. Van Horn, - said an elderly
man, as he entered the room and walked
briskly up to the bed. With quick, dex-
terous movements he cut away Harry's
shirt and laid his hand upon his breast.
Then he beckoned to INC to help him and
We laid the body of my dead friend down
from the sitting position.
'.I have nothing to do but to certify to
the death of this person., said the doctor
after he had arranged verytIing.
Ibid he say anythingr"
"Only a few wortls.'
SIS suicide probable?f